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FinanceSpring 2026
The U.K. has a plan to crowdfund clean energy

The U.K. government has a £1-billion strategy to leverage crowdfunding for hundreds of community energy projects. Will it work?

HealthSpring 2026
Canada’s oil patch has a data problem and it’s putting public health at risk

Lack of data is shrouding the health risks of Alberta’s orphaned oil wells, but the province’s plan doesn’t address the gap

Canada's innovation ecosystem is stalling out because of risk aversion and slow funding.
ClimateComment
Canada’s climate innovators need a faster path to market

OPINION | Canada has the science, the entrepreneurs and the capital to win but lacks a system built for speed

Transportation
EV sales in Europe and Asia soared following the start of the war in Iran

Incentives and rising gas prices have pushed more consumers to EVs, but manufacturers are still navigating an uncertain market dominated by China

Mark Carney has launched a sovereign wealth fund that's open to retail investors.
Finance
Mark Carney’s ‘people’s fund’ puts small investors on the front lines of economic defence

The Canada Strong Fund has strong patriotic appeal, but green investors may recoil from its inclusion of fossil fuel projects

ClimateSpring 2026
Europe’s green retreat risks damaging its own businesses

Cutting climate rules in the name of competitiveness threatens to undermine Europe’s domestic industries

Natural CapitalSpring 2026
Canada’s biggest sustainable forest label has a clear-cutting problem 

Environmental groups allege that a popular forest certification system built by industry amounts to greenwashing

"When I was a kid, David Suzuki’s The Nature of Things ran an episode on the decimation of the Amazon rainforest that filled me with wonder and a burning need to do something," writes Toby Heaps.
CommentSpring 2026
Publisher’s Note: Kermit was wrong

Humans are good at solving civilizational challenges, when the stakes are clear and the alternatives are good

EnergySpring 2026
On the shores of a green cold war 

In a showdown of geopolitical brinksmanship, the planet’s ecological future is at stake

Climate CrisisSpring 2026
Welcome to overshoot

The world was supposed to keep warming below 1.5°C. That didn’t happen. What we do next is TBD.

CommentLeadership
Think concern for climate change is passé? Think again.

OPINION | For most people, climate change always comes roaring back as a top issue

Energy
Solar energy is taking off across Africa

Solar growth in Africa is accelerating, with demand for steady electricity and low-cost solar panels driving the surge

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